OXFORD — Matt Luke was clearly emotional, but there wasn't much he could say.

"Another tough loss," he said. "I sound like a broken record."

The 63-point loss to Alabama was bad. But Ole Miss didn't really have a chance in that one after the first few possessions. On Saturday, the Rebels built a 24-point lead against Arkansas, which entered the game in last place in the SEC West and was winless in conference play.

That lead evaporated little by little over the next two or so quarters before the Razorbacks won the game, 38-37, on a 34-yard field goal from Connor Limpert with four seconds remaining at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

"It's going to be tough. This is definitely a gut punch," Luke said. "These kids have had to pick themselves up off the mat a lot and we'll go back to work tomorrow and do the same."

The meltdown came on both sides of the ball. Ole Miss (3-5, 1-4 SEC) turned the ball over three times offensively.

Arkansas (3-5, 1-4) turned those turnovers into 21 points. The third turnover had the biggest impact.

Javien Hamilton had just intercepted Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley, which gave the Rebels the ball with a nine-point lead and 6:08 remaining.

Quarterback Jordan Ta'amu, who was making his first start at Ole Miss, and Eric Swinney messed up the mesh point, which led to a 22-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Kevin Richardson II.

That gave Arkansas new life. It forced the Rebels to punt, then took over with 4:04 left, needing a field goal to win.

The Razorbacks marched 62 yards in 12 plays to put themselves in position for the game-winning field goal. Limpert made his first three attempts at the game winner but Luke called three timeouts, which negated those.

His fourth was money too.

"They executed plays they had to execute to win the ball game, particularly right before the half then at the end of the ballgame," defensive coordinator Wesley McGriff said. "It came down to the team that executed the plays was going to win the game. There was a couple of plays we have to execute better."

Arkansas faced a 4th-and-4 at the Ole Miss 48 on its final drive, but a pass interference was called on Myles Hartsfield, which gave the Razorbacks a first down. Then Arkansas picked up chunks of yardage on the ground.

In total, Arkansas rushed for 260 yards and controlled the clock. The Razorbacks held the ball for 40:27 of game time.

The loss spoiled Ta'amu's first start, which was fine outside of the turnovers. Ta'amu rushed for 76 yards and two scores and passed for 368 yards. Most will probably remember this start for that fourth-quarter fumble though.

This was the third consecutive season Ole Miss has lost to Arkansas by one score. Two seasons ago, the Rebels lost 53-52 in double overtime, which cost them a shot at the SEC West title. Last year, it was a close battle between ranked teams.

The reason this loss was so tough for Ole Miss was that it was its best shot for a conference win remaining on the schedule.

Next up is a trip to Kentucky. There's a home game against Texas A&M remaining and a trip to Mississippi State to end the season.

At the start of this three-game homestand, Ole Miss had a chance to turn things around a bit. Instead, it went 1-2, lost its starting quarterback for the season and blew a 24-point lead.

It's the third time Ole Miss has blown a lead of at least 21 points in the past three seasons. It blew a 22-point lead to Florida State last season and a 21-point lead to Alabama.

But the Seminoles won the Orange Bowl last season and the Crimson Tide reached the national title game.

Obviously, Arkansas isn't anywhere near that, which makes this loss even more inexplicable.